Matthias Platzeck

Matthias Platzeck
Platzeck in 2009
Leader of the Social Democratic Party
In office
16 November 2005 – 10 April 2006
General SecretaryHubertus Heil
Preceded byFranz Müntefering
Succeeded byKurt Beck
Minister-President of Brandenburg
In office
26 June 2002 – 28 August 2013
DeputyJörg Schönbohm
Ulrich Junghanns
Johanna Wanka
Helmuth Markov
Preceded byManfred Stolpe
Succeeded byDietmar Woidke
President of the Bundesrat
In office
1 November 2004 – 31 October 2005
First Vice PresidentDieter Althaus
Preceded byDieter Althaus
Succeeded byPeter Harry Carstensen
Mayor of Potsdam
In office
4 November 1998 – 26 June 2002
Preceded byHorst Gramlich
Succeeded byJann Jakobs
Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Regional Planning of Brandenburg
In office
22 November 1990 – 3 November 1998
Minister-PresidentManfred Stolpe
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byEberhard Henne
Member of the Landtag of Brandenburg
for Uckermark I
(Potsdam II; 2004–2009)
(Alliance 90/The Greens List; 1990–1992)
In office
13 October 2004 – 8 October 2014
Preceded byLothar Bisky
Succeeded byUwe Schmidt
In office
26 October 1990 – 30 September 1992
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byCarmen Kirmes
Wende politically career
(1990)
Member of the Bundestag
for Volkskammer
In office
3 October 1990 – 20 December 1990
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Minister without Portfolio
In office
5 February 1990 – 12 April 1990
Chairman of the
Council of Ministers
Hans Modrow
Preceded byPosition abolished
Succeeded byPosition established
Member of the Volkskammer
for Potsdam
In office
5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1953-12-29) 29 December 1953 (age 70)
Potsdam, East Germany (now Germany)
Political partySocial Democratic Party (1995–)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (1993–1995)
Alliance 90 (1990–1993)
East German Green Party (1990)
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (1989)
Spouses
  • Ute Bankwitz
    (m. 1978; div. 1984)
  • Jeanette Jesorka
    (m. 2007)
Children3
ResidencePotsdam
Alma materTechnische Universität Ilmenau
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Environmental Hygienist
WebsiteBrandenburgische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung website
Military service
Allegiance East Germany
Branch/service National People's Army
Years of service1972-1974

Matthias Platzeck (born 29 December 1953) is a German politician. He was Minister President of Brandenburg from 2002 to 2013 and party chairman of the SPD from November 2005 to April 2006.

On 29 July 2013 Platzeck announced his resignation from his office in August for health reasons.